Criminal Justice AAS

Associate of Applied Science Degree

CIP 430103 (CRJ2)

The Criminal Justice A.A.S. Degree is designed for students seeking a career in Criminal Justice. Whether you want to become an emergency dispatcher, a victim/witness assistant, lawyer, probation/parole officer or a law enforcement officer, this program is a great place to start. The curriculum is strong, diverse and provides an excellent opportunity to see the criminal justice system as it actually functions, not howtelevisions portrays it.

Students transferring to a four-year College or university should select their elective courses only after consulting with the program Advisor to facilitate the transferability of coursework. For more information please contact the Criminal Justice Department at 303.797.5980.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College

Students should have the ability to produce work above the developmental level to be successful in this program. This means students must have CCPT equivalent placement scores (or ACCUPLACER writing scores of 95+ in the last 5 years, or equivalent ACT/SAT scores, or appropriate college level courses)

All students must select electives from courses with the prefixes of: ACC, CIS, CRJ, CSC, EMS, LEA, PAR, PSY, SOC, SPA or any other General Education Guaranteed Transfer course.

Total

60 credit hours

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must apply for graduation and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC). (form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation)

After applying for graduation, all correspondence to a student about the status of their program conferral will be sent to their student email address only.

As a graduate of a Career and Technical Education program you will be contacted by an ACC employee in approximately six months to verify your employment information. This information gathering is a federal requirement to ensure that ACC receives certain federal funding.